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Saturday, August 11, 2012

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>70% opting for weight loss surgery are homemakers - Times of India

Posted: 11 Aug 2012 02:58 PM PDT


70% opting for weight loss surgery are homemakers
Times of India
A recent Lancet research had found that at the end of 2008, eight million women in India were obese (body mass index of 30 kg/m2) compared to 4.4 million men. The number of obese men in India increased from 2.3 million to 4.4 million between 1980 and ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Bye bye, Kardashians: Olympic athletes give women new, strong role models - The Guardian

Posted: 11 Aug 2012 03:19 AM PDT


The Guardian

Bye bye, Kardashians: Olympic athletes give women new, strong role models
The Guardian
When a woman is asked to reveal her weight, the chances are she will lie. Often she won't even admit to herself that's what she's doing. There have been occasions when I've calculated my body mass index and automatically knocked off half a stone, ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Is Bad Body Image a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy? - Huffington Post

Posted: 11 Aug 2012 03:17 AM PDT


Telegraph.co.uk

Is Bad Body Image a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy?
Huffington Post
At two different periods in their lives -- when they were between ages 13 and 19, and again when they were between 24 and 30 -- the young men and women answered questions about how they saw their bodies, and researchers recorded their BMI (Body ...
Teens who feel 'fat' likely will be as adults: study CTV News
Believing you are fat could lead to weight gain Telegraph.co.uk
Self-Perceived Overweight in Teens Impacts Weight Gain Doctors Lounge
RedOrbit  - Environmental News Network
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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Human-biting EEE-infected mosquitoes found in Reading are first outside ... - Boston.com (blog)

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 10:19 AM PDT


Human-biting EEE-infected mosquitoes found in Reading are first outside ...
Boston.com (blog)
... Drugs A-Z Side effects, drug interactions, and more; Lab Test Interpreter What your lab results mean; Natural Medicine A-Z Safety of herbs, supplements; Flu.gov Government flu information. Body Mass Index calculator Adult; |; Children. CDC.gov ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>In US, Being Middle-Aged Most Linked to Having Higher BMI - Gallup.com

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 01:13 AM PDT


In US, Being Middle-Aged Most Linked to Having Higher BMI
Gallup.com
The findings are based on data collected as part of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index from Jan. 1, 2010 through May 31, 2012. Gallup calculates respondents' BMI using the standard formula based on their self-reported height and weight. In these ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Study: We Believe We're Losing Weight When We're Actually Gaining

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 06:19 AM PDT

Chalk it up to denial, misunderstanding, or ill-fated optimism?

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>More doctors focusing on BMI to battle obesity

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 09:16 PM PDT

About a year ago, Elizabeth Billups had the weight conversation with her doctor.

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